Our Attorneys

Members:

Robert C. Neff
George A. Aguilar
Stephen J. Oppenheim
Stuart T. Cox, Jr.
Mary Patricia Magee
Andrew J. DeMaio

Counsel:

Leonard J. Oppenheim

Associates:

Frederick K. Schoenbrodt, II
Sarah M. Giangiorgi

Robert C. Neff
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Professional experience:
Mr. Neff represents clients in trust and estate matters, including planning, administration, taxation and related litigation. He has assisted families, business owners, executives, family offices, fiduciaries and charitable organizations in conserving, managing and transferring wealth and minimizing wealth transfer taxes, and has served as an expert witness in complex estate litigation.

Mr. Neff was lead counsel for residents appearing before the New Jersey Supreme Court in a case of first impression involving the rights of residents in "life care" facilities. He has served on national, state and local professional committees dealing with estate planning matters, has served in state and local governmental capacities, and headed the trust and estate departments of major New Jersey law firms. He serves on the Business Planning and Fiduciary Litigation Committees of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Prior to the establishment of Neff, Aguilar, Cox, Magee & DeMaio, Mr. Neff was a senior partner of the firm of Pitney Hardin LLP.

Mr. Neff has been selected by his New Jersey peers to be included in Best Lawyers in America, and is listed in Who's Who In American Law.

Education:
Georgetown University, LL.B., 1964
Yale University, B.A., 1957

Admitted:
New Jersey, 1965

Personal:
Mr. Neff and his wife Shirley have four children. They are long time residents of Monmouth County.

Professional memberships:

— Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, State Laws and Business Planning Committees)
— American Bar Association (former Chair, committee on Legal Financial Planning for the Elderly)
— New Jersey State Bar Association
— Former Trustee, New Jersey Community Foundation
— Trustee, Riverview Hospital
— Member, Auditing and Compliance Committee, Meridian Health Corporation
— Former Member, New Jersey State Racing Commission





George A. Aguilar
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Professional experience:
Mr. Aguilar is recognized for his long-standing representation of individuals and institutions throughout New Jersey with regard to trust and estate planning and administration as well as the organization and operation of charitable foundations. He has been engaged in the private practice of law since 1957. Prior to the establishment of Neff, Aguilar, Cox, Magee & DeMaio, Mr. Aguilar was a senior partner of the firm of Stryker Tams & Dill and subsequently was Of Counsel at Pitney Hardin LLP.

Mr. Aguilar has been selected by his New Jersey peers to be included in Best Lawyers in America, and is listed in Who's Who In American Law.

Education:
New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1957
Rutgers University, B.A., 1952

Admitted:
New Jersey, 1957

Personal:
Mr. Aguilar resides with his wife Jutta in Rumson, where he has lived for more than forty years. He has a daughter, a son and two grandchildren.

Professional memberships:
— American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow)
— International Academy of Trusts and Estates Law (Academician)
— Winthrop Trust Company (Director)
— Reiss Corporation (Director)
— Middlesex County Publishing Company (Former Director)
— New Jersey State Bar Association
— American Bar Association

Civic and charitable activities:
Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge Foundation (Secretary and General Counsel), Henry H. Kessler Foundation (Vice Chairman of Board, Director), Shepherds of Youth Charitable Trust (Trustee)

Stephen J. Oppenheim

E-Mail: soppenheim@neff-aguilar.com

Mr. Oppenheim focuses his practice in trusts and estate planning and administration. He is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Council, has served as a member of the Board of Consultors of the New Jersey Bar Association's Probate and Trust Law Section, was a past President of the Estate and Financial Planning Council of Central New Jersey and a past Chair of the Monmouth Bar Association's Probate Law Committee. He is a graduate of Duke University and the Harvard Law School. He was previously a partner in the law firm of Oppenheim & Oppenheim.

Stuart T. Cox, Jr.
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Professional experience:
Mr. Cox concentrates his practice on all aspects of trust and estate planning and administration, including client counseling; drafting of the entire range of wills, trusts and related estate planning documents; lifetime and post-mortem estate and gift tax analysis and planning; and all aspects of estate and trust administration. In addition, he has twenty years of varied experience in real estate and corporate and commercial law. He was selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America 2001-2002 and 2003-2004.

Education:
J.D., University of Virginia, 1971
B.A., Davidson College, 1966

Admitted:
New Jersey, 1971

Personal:
Mr. Cox and his wife Judy have lived in Little Silver since 1971 and have two daughters.

Professional memberships:
— American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow)
— New Jersey State Bar Association
— Monmouth Bar Association
— Middlesex County Bar Association
— Estate and Financial Planning Council of Central New Jersey (President, 1995-1996)

Civic and charitable activities:
Member, Legal Advisory Committee, Community Foundation of New
Jersey; Director, Arthritis Foundation, New Jersey Chapter;
Member, Planned Giving Committee of Monmouth University.

Mary Patricia Magee
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Professional experience:
Ms. Magee concentrates her practice in estate planning and trust administration. She has been in private practice in New Jersey for over 20 years.

Education:
Seton Hall Law School, J.D., 1979 (Member of the Law Review)
St. Peter's College, B.A., 1976
Sorbonne University, Paris, France, 1975

Admitted:
New Jersey, 1979

Personal:
Mary Pat and her husband, Joseph J. Erbe, Jr., live in Spring Lake with their three children.

Professional memberships:
— New Jersey State Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
— South Monmouth Bar Association
— Monmouth County Bar Association
— Chair, Monmouth Bar Association Probate Committee
— Estate Planning Council of Central New Jersey (Secretary/Treasurer, 2004-2005)

Civic and charitable activities:
Community Foundation of New Jersey (Member, Legal Advisory Committee)
Whitfield Foundation (Trustee)

Andrew J. DeMaio
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Professional experience:
Mr. DeMaio advises clients on estate planning, including the drafting of wills, trusts and other documents, estate administration, litigation of contested estates and trusts, and the planning of charitable gifts. He has written and lectured extensively on trust and estate law and the use of technology in law practice. He is an author and editor for Leimberg Information Services, Inc., a national publication for lawyers, accountants and other professionals.

Mr. DeMaio currently serves as Chair of the Board of Consultors of the New Jersey State Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section. As a member of a select drafting committee, he was a principal author of New Jersey's revised principal and income act enacted in 2000. He received the New Jersey State Bar Association's Legislative Service Award in 2004 for his work on the revised New Jersey Probate Code.

Mr. DeMaio serves as a member of the Technology in the Practice Committee and the State Laws.Committee of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

Education:
New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1989
Cornell University, J.D., 1981
Rutgers University, B.A., 1978

Admitted:
New Jersey, 1981
New York, 1990
United States Tax Court, 1990

Personal:
Mr. DeMaio and his wife Debby live in Holmdel with their three sons. In his free time, he enjoys sports photography, cycling, running and golf.

Professional memberships:
— American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Technology Committee and Editorial Board)
— American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law)
— New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Board of Consultors, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, 2001-2004, 2006-present)
— Monmouth Bar Association, (Member, Taxation and Elder Law Committees)

Civic and charitable activities:
The Community YMCA (Director)
Community Foundation of New Jersey (Member, Legal Advisory Committee)
Bayshore Community Hospital and Foundation (Trustee)
Matawan Rotary Club (Secretary; President, 1988-89)

Leonard J. Oppenheim

E-Mail: loppenheim@neff-aguilar.com

Mr. Oppenheim practices in the areas of trust and estate planning and administration. He is a member of The New Jersey State Bar Association, The Florida Bar Association, The Monmouth Bar Association, The American Bar Association and the Estate and Financial Planning Council of Central New Jersey. He is a graduate of Pace University School of Law (J.D.) and Syracuse University. He was previously counsel to the law firm of Oppenheim & Oppenheim.

Frederick K. Schoenbrodt, II

E-Mail: fschoenbrodt@neff-aguilar.com

Professional experience:
After completing service with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, Mr. Schoenbrodt earned his Masters in Law in Taxation from the New York University School of Law in 2000. Mr. Schoenbrodt concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, estate litigation and taxation.

Education:
New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2000
University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1995
Gettysburg College, B.A., 1992

Admitted:
New Jersey, 2004
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2004
Maryland, 1996

Professional memberships:
-- American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Real Property, Trust and Estate Law and Taxation, Center for Professional Responsibility)
-- New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law)
-- Monmouth Bar Association (Member)
-- Estate and Financial Planning Council of Central New Jersey (Member)

Sarah M. Giangiorgi
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Professional experience:
Ms. Giangiorgi practices in the areas of trust and estate planning and administration. She previously served as Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Ronald L. Reisner in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth County.

Education:
College of Charleston, B.A., 1999
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2002
New York University, LL.M. in Taxation, 2004


Admitted:
New Jersey, 2002
New York, 2002

Personal:
Ms. Giangiorgi lives in Sea Bright with her husband, Matthew A. Smuro.

Professional memberships:
— New Jersey State Bar Association (Member)
— Monmouth Bar Association (Member)
— Estate and Financial Planning Council of Central New Jersey (Member)

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